Detroit Sports Fans Eager for a Resurgence in their Teams

It’s tough being a fan of professional sports in Detroit, with its four major franchises all struggling to deliver success in their respective leagues.

Historically Detroit has fared well in comparison to other areas that feature pro hockey, football, baseball and basketball franchises, winning 22 championships across the four sports.

The NHL’s Detroit Red Wings are the most successful, winning 11 titles. The Tigers (MLB) and Lions (NFL) each have four, while the Pistons have claimed the NBA crown on three occasions.

However, the Red Wings haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 2008 and you have to go back even further to find when the other trio were victorious.

Read on as we look at the current fortunes of each of the four teams.

Red Wings still slumping

From 1983/84 to 2015/16 the Red Wings reached the NHL play-offs 30 times in 32 seasons, racked up six regular season first-place finishes and won the Stanley Cup four times (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008).

They have now missed the play-offs for the last two years and are without a win in six games at the start of the current campaign.

No longer able to call on the stellar talents of Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, it is fair to say that the Red Wings are in a period of transition.

Salary cap issues have impacted head coach Jeff Blashill’s rebuilding plans, leaving him wishing that he could use a Michigan lottery promo code to boost his spending power.

Tigers could get worse before they get better

The Tigers haven’t won the MLB World Series since 1984 and they still look a long way short of a team that could end that miserable run.

They haven’t reached the play-offs for the past three years and last season’s record of W64 L98 was their worst since 2003.

With declining attendances and television ratings these are worrying times for Tigers fans. Talk of a takeover appears premature and things could get worse before they get better.

Casey the man to get Pistons firing?

The Pistons finished the 2017/18 NBA season with a 39–43 record and missed the play-offs for the eighth time in ten years.